A month on from his incredible story of survival, autistic teen Will Callaghan is back among the trees, hills and fields of the country; where snow-capped Mt Buller can be seen in the distance
, where the rocks need lobbing into the pond and the ponies won't walk themselves.
"When most people who’ve been through such a traumatic event, they would have an opportunity to look after themselves, to put themselves to bed, maybe sit down in front of the TV to relax," Ms Reeves said. An on-site family camp with a pool and basketball court would give 100 families a year – many of whom have not enjoyed holidays in years – the chance to learn and spend time together in a safe environment with help at hand.
The farm and Project Gamechanger would have been inconceivable to MASS founder Joan Curtis when she began building the service more than 50 years ago after the birth of her autistic son Jonathan.
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